Publishing Services
See what we can do for you
As a digital publishing platform InPlanning can offer various services. We can publish your spatial planning book, PhD thesis, MOOC or other publication and make it visible to the entire planning community. Digitally as an e-book, but also in good old print! Our services constitute of publishing your publication as an e-book or publication or printed in hard copy on demand.

We are particularly interested in publications that target researchers, students and professionals in The Netherlands and Flanders.
InPlanning publications include:
Study books
InPlanning is dedicated to ensuring high-quality education on spatial planning in the Dutch and Flemish planning schools. To this end, we publish high-end textbooks on (Dutch) spatial planning theory and practice used in the education programmes of the Dutch planning schools.
PhD series
InPlanning is the premium publisher for PhD students at Dutch planning schools who aim to publish their PhD dissertation as a book. Most PhD dissertations are published in an open access format. The InPlanning platform offers the possibility of a digital publication in full colour, combined with a limited number of hardcopies. See below for more information on layouting options and costs.
Special issues
On an irregular basis the InPlanning platform publishes special issues, essay series or conference proceedings dedicated to current debates in (Dutch or Flemish) spatial planning. Special issues are peer-reviewed and coordinated by the editorial board.
Open access
InPlanning embraces the Open Access model as pursued by Dutch and Flemish research institutes. We also offer the possibility of charged publications for the lowest possible price, since we are not a commercial publisher but as foundation UPE still need to cover our expenses for hosting the website, responding to requests, making graphic formats for books, PhD theses and other special issues, and publishing items.
Multimedia
You are invited to make your book as attractive as possible, with plenty of space for images, photos, tables and schemes. Our e-books are also open for videos and animations. For example: you can present your book yourself in a video which could function as the preface of the book, allowing your audience to have the best possible idea about the author and his or her ideas and intentions.
Wonderful design at low costs
InPlanning is the premium publisher for PhD students at Dutch planning schools who aim to publish their dissertation as a book. We work together with our partner InOntwerp.
Lay-out
We offer four options to design your manuscript with us:
Lay-out | Handling fee: DOI + online publication at InPlanning.eu | Costs | |
Option 1: Basic |
Arranged by PhD student Cover of dissertation holds the InPlanning logo (bottom left); you will receive a high-res image for this |
Arranged by InPlanning | Handling fee: free of charge for students of affiliated planning schools; otherwise €100 |
Option 2: Cover lay-out |
Arranged by InOntwerp: · Print-ready cover Lay-out interior arranged by PhD student |
Arranged by InPlanning |
Handling fee: free of charge for students of affiliated planning schools; otherwise €100 Lay-out: €255 excl. VAT |
Option 3: Standard lay-out |
Arranged by InOntwerp: · Lay-out interior in pre-selected template by InOntwerp · Standard cover design by InOntwerp · 3 correction rounds · Up to 25 tables · Print-ready PDF |
Arranged by InPlanning |
Handling fee: free of charge for students of affiliated planning schools; otherwise €100 Lay-out: €680 excl. VAT |
Option 4: Personalised lay-out |
Arranged by InOntwerp: · In-take interview with InOntwerp · Personalised lay-out interior by InOntwerp · Customised cover by InOntwerp · 4 correction rounds · Including all tables · Print-ready PDF · Digital publication for InPlanning website |
Arranged by InPlanning |
Handling fee: free of charge for students of affiliated planning schools; otherwise €100
Lay-out: €955 excl. VAT |
As additional options, InOntwerp also offers:
- Lay-out chapter title pages: €180 excl. VAT
- Lay-out bookmark: €125 excl. VAT
Disclaimer: all options above are only possible with a correct delivery: a complete Word-file, PDF of the complete file, separate images in high resolution, tables in Word (not as separate files).
Rates are given for December 2024 and subject to change.
Printing
Do you want to print a number of hardcopies of your PhD dissertation? You can find a publisher for your PhD dissertation yourself after you have received the print-ready lay-out.
Or you can ask support from our partner InOntwerp. InOntwerp will find you the best publisher. Rates are available on request, and depend on (amongst others) the amount of pages, binding method, colour or black/white, paper quality, and the cover material.
Further information and guidelines
Do you believe your publication would make a good contribution to the InPlanning platform? Please let us know! Do you have some questions remaining? We are happy to answer them for you. Use the contactform and us your proposal or question.